Last December, Sony's Phil Harrison
said they'd "bring
LocoRoco back in a couple of new ways with some new friends in the future." Then, at the PlayStation Premier event in Tokyo this month, they
showed off Buu Buu Cocoreccho! by LocoRoco, a sequel that is "
LocoRoco, but it's not ... a peculiar extra chapter." So that takes care of PS3, and we have our suspicions about
a mobile version, but what about the most obvious platform of all, the PSP? We had a chance to speak with Loco Roco's director Tsutomu Kouno at the Develop conference and, when asked if there will be a
Loco Roco 2 for the PSP, he responded, "Yes, there will. I'm thinking about a sequel for the PSP right now. I got a lot of feedback from players that they bought a PSP just to play
Loco Roco so I feel like I have to make a sequel for them.
Though we don't have any fancy video footage of the PSP-bound sequel, there is some footage of the PS3 release from Develop, tucked away after the break. And check back later in the week for our full interview with Kouno-san.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JodyAnthony @ Jul 30th 2007 11:17AM
FUCK YES.
mr nimblewick @ Jul 30th 2007 11:27AM
there goes phony, whoring out franchises again!!!!!!!
Seriously, though, the original made this DS owner jealous, and the video of the second looks to do the same. Let's get some more good games like this.
riggs @ Jul 30th 2007 11:27AM
locoroco multiplayer?!?
if yes, that would be dope.
Brock @ Jul 30th 2007 11:29AM
DUDE! I loved this game! So ridiculously addicting!
DarthDavid @ Jul 30th 2007 11:32AM
If you havn't played it yet, the local Best Buy in my area (NJ) sells it for $9.99.....SWEET! Check your local Best Buy peoples!
blooh @ Jul 30th 2007 11:33AM
i wonder why nintendo doesnt purchase the rights to port it, it seems tailor made for the wii
it sucks that a bunch of good games are exclusive to expensive systems :( i'll never get to play them
Christopher Grant @ Jul 30th 2007 11:43AM
The fact that it's owned by Sony probably has a lot to do with that.
hvnlysoldr @ Jul 30th 2007 11:46AM
NO WAI! It's a conspiracy to make SONY hypocritical of calling Nintendo kiddy but then rely on even kiddier non-games like Loco Roco and Singstar.
Evan @ Jul 30th 2007 11:49AM
A sequel? Didn't the first one bomb? Well, maybe bomb is too strong a word, but it certainly sold under expectations. Japanese stores had stockpiles of LocoRoco-PSP bundles that they couldn't unload.
Word of the street. @ Jul 30th 2007 12:04PM
I'm the only ones who thinks the Ps3 version looks like the "The Incredible Machine " but just with Loco Rocos?.
Man I used to love that game and with Loco rocos there goes double love for the Ps3 game.
I hope the PSP sequel counts with an improved Loco Editor,I'm telling you Portable level editors are the future.
hvnlysoldr @ Jul 30th 2007 12:21PM
Whenever anyone asks that question it's always them.
Kenofthedead @ Aug 1st 2007 8:31AM
I second the desire to see an improved Loco Editor, it's the only thing I found lacking in the first game.
Martin @ Aug 3rd 2007 12:12AM
Can't wait!